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"Old Bill" and Bairnsfather himself continued in popularity between the wars. Many police officers of the time had similar facial hair, and that may have led to British police being referred to as The Old Bill. The Bill was a British t.v. series which shortened the original commonly-used phrase.
Old Bill was depicted as an elderly, pipe-smoking British "tommy" with a walrus moustache. The character achieved a great deal of popularity during World War I where it was considered a major morale booster for the British troops. Old Bill and his younger troopmate little Alphie were private infantrymen in the British Expeditionary Force.
The following is a list of cartoon characters produced by Walter Lantz Productions: Andy Panda [1] (1939, anthropomorphic panda) Charlie Chicken (1942, anthropomorphic chicken) Milo (1945, anthropomorphic dog) Miranda Panda (1949, anthropomorphic panda, girlfriend of Andy) Mr. Whippletree (1939, anthropomorphic turtle) Poppa Panda (1939 ...
Leon Mandrake, a real-life magician, had been performing for well over ten years before Lee Falk introduced the comic strip character. Thus, he is sometimes thought to have been the source for the origin of the strip. Leon Mandrake, like the fictional Mandrake, was also known for his top hat, pencil-line mustache, and scarlet-lined cape.
Baby Huey is a gigantic and naïve duckling cartoon character. He was created by Martin Taras for Paramount Pictures ' Famous Studios , and became a Paramount cartoon star during the 1950s. Huey first appeared in Quack-a-Doodle-Doo , a Paramount Noveltoon theatrical short produced in 1949 and released in 1950.
The Cartoon Cartoon Show. Pfish and Chip; Blammo the Clown; Eustace and Muriel; Gramps and his grandchildren; Larry and Steve; Godfrey and Zeek; Zoonatiks and Mr. Hackensack; Fat Cats (Louie and Elmo) Hard Luck Duck and Crocodile Harley; Pizza Boy and Tumbleweed Tex; Boid and Worm; Bloo, Simon, and Scully; The Ignoramooses (Sherwood and Pomeroy ...
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, created in the late 1930s at Leon Schlesinger cartoons, division of Warner Bros., Bugs is an anthropomorphic Gray and white rabbit with white gloves and big rabbit feet. He is one of the most beloved and recognizable cartoon characters in the world and is the mascot of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Daffy Doodles is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob McKimson. [1] It was released on April 6, 1946, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. [2]Daffy is the notorious "mustache fiend", bent on putting a mustache on every lip in sight, while Porky is a police officer intent on capturing him.